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10 Best Movies Like Like a House on Fire

If you loved Like a House on Fire, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The Great Lie

The Great Lie

1941★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Like a House on Fire for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

After a newlywed's husband apparently dies in a plane crash, she discovers that her rival for his affections is pregnant with his child....

#2
Gimme Shelter

Gimme Shelter

2013★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Like a House on Fire for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

After running away from her abusive mother, a streetwise teen seeks refuge with her father, but he rejects her when he learns that she's pregnant....

#3
Die My Love

Die My Love

2025★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Like a House on Fire for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

After inheriting a remote Montana house, Jackson moves there from New York with his partner Grace, and the couple soon welcome a child. As Jackson becomes increasingly absent and r...

#4
One & Two

One & Two

2015★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Like a House on Fire for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In an isolated farmhouse, located in the middle of nowhere and surrounded by a mysterious wooden wall, Zac and Eva, two siblings gifted with extraordinary abilities, endure every d...

#5
American Woman

American Woman

2018★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Like a House on Fire for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A young grandmother in a small Pennsylvania town raises her daughter's child after the girl disappears. All the while, a desperate search for her continues....

#6
The Handmaid's Tale

The Handmaid's Tale

1990★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Like a House on Fire for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In a dystopian, polluted right-wing religious tyranny, a young woman is put in sexual slavery on account of her now rare fertility....

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